Core Faculty – U.S. and Canada
Aikoh, Hideki
Fulltime Faculty
Washington Academy of Languages
B.A. ('86) Gakushuin University
Aker, Leanna
Associate Program Director
Gordon Albright School of Education
Ph.D. ('16) Seattle Pacific University
M.S. Ed ('09) Walden University
B.S. Biology ('95) University of Tennessee
Allen, Latricia Renee
Associate Program Director
School of Arts and Sciences
M.A. ('15) Trinity Washington University
B.A. ('12) University of Maryland University College
Altiero, Holly
Associate Program Director - Vancouver BC
School of Arts and Sciences
Ph.D. ('18) Oregon State University
M.Ed ('09) Lewis and Clark College
B.S. ('07) Eastern Oregon University
BSPM ('05) Henry Cogswell College
Brown, Steven D.
Department Chair, ASOE Graduate Programs
Gordon Albright School of Education
J.D. ('81) University of Michigan
B.A. ('78) University of Chicago
Butler, Victoria
Dean
Gordon Albright School of Education
Ed.D. ('16) Seattle University
M.Ed. ('90) Seattle University
B.E.D. ('79) Seattle University
Carruth, Ellen
Principal Faculty
School of Arts and Sciences
Ph.D. ('08) University of Tennessee
Ed.D. ('04) Tennessee Technological University
M.M. ('96) Florida State University
B.S. ('95) Tennessee Technical University
Carter, Bryan
Department Chair, ASOE Undergraduate Programs
Gordon Albright School of Education
Ph.D. ('14) Oklahoma State University
M.A. ('10) Eastern Washington University
B.A. ('05) Eastern Washington University
B.A. ('04) Eastern Washington University
B.A. ('02) University of Washington
Cholewinska, Anna
Academic Program Director
School of Arts and Sciences
M.A. ('90) University of Warsaw
Chow, Margaret
Academic Program Director
School of Applied Leadership
Ed.D. ('79) Seattle University
M.Ed. ('72) Seattle University
B.Ed. ('61) Seattle University
Chung, Ac
Academic Program Director
School of Management
Ph.D. ('95) University of South Florida
M.S. ('91) George Washington University
M.S. ('83) Seoul, Korea
Cox, Kathryn M.
Academic Program Director
School of Management
D.B.A. ('19) City University of Seattle
M.B.A. (‘86) Pepperdine University
B.A. Ohio State University
Culham, Thomas
Academic Program Director
School of Management
Ph.D. ('12) Simon Fraser University
M.A.Sc. University of British Columbia
B.A. University of Waterloo
Dawson, Christina
Associate Program Director
Gordon Albright School of Education
Ed. D. ('87) Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
M.S. ('79) Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
B.S. ('77) Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
Dereshiwsky, Mary
Dissertation Director Methodologist
School of Applied Leadership
Ph.D. ('85) University of Massachusetts at Amherst
M.S. ('77) University of New Haven
B.S. ('74) Southern Connecticut State University
Domingo, Joel L.
Academic Program Director
School of Applied Leadership
Ed. D. ('11) Argosy University
M.A. ('95) Fuller Theological Seminary
B.A. ('91) University of Washington
Douglas, Hong Ying
Fulltime Faculty
Washington Academy of Languages
M.B.A. ('06) University of Colorado
M.A. ('97) Christopher Newport University
B.A. ('89) Beijing Normal University
Farwell, Jodey
Associate Program Director
School of Management
M.S. ('90) University of Idaho
B.S. ('88) University of Idaho
Ferry, Nicole
Assistant Professor and Associate Program Director
School of Applied Leadership
Ph.D. ('18) Washington State University
B.S. ('11) Washington State University
Gardner, Lee Nathan
Associate Program Director
School of Arts and Sciences
Ph.D. ('14) University of Maine
M.A. ('05) University of Maine
B.A. ('95) University of Maine Fort Kent
Gehrke, Christina J.
Academic Program Director
School of Management
D.B.A. ('19) City University of Seattle
M.B.A. ('01) Seattle University
B.S. Accounting ('87) Ohio State University
Giner, Jessica
Program Director
School of Management
J.D. ('07) Seattle University School of Law
B.A. ('04) Seattle University
Gray, Susan
Associate Program Director
Gordon Albright School of Education
M.A. ('17) Seattle University
M.Ed ('09) University of Washington
B.A. ('07) University of Washington
Griffin, David
Academic Program Director
School of Management
Ph.D. ('15) Vysoka Skola Manazmentu
M.A. ('90) McMaster University
B.A. ('89) McMaster University
B.A. ('87) McMaster University
Gunderson, Lisa
Associate Program Director, Victoria Counselling Program
School of Arts and Sciences
Ph.D. ('99) University of Southern California
M.A. ('95) University of Southern California
B.A. Psychology ('91) University of Southern California
B.A. Social Science and Communications ('91) University of Southern California
Hecker, Kara
Associate Program Director
School of Arts and Sciences
M.Ed. ('04) City University of Seattle
B.Ed. ('76) University of Calgary
Henderson, Heather
Academic Program Director, Canadian MEd Leadership
Gordon Albright School of Education
Ed.D. ('17) City University of Seattle
M.Ed. ('86) University of British Columbia
B.Ed. ('76) University of Calgary
Kaghan, William N.
Academic Program Director
School of Management
Ph.D. ('98) University of Washington
M.B.A. ('88) University of Washington
B.S. ('78) University of Tennessee
B.A. ('74) University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Knorr, Christine
Academic Program Director
Washington Academy of Languages
M.A. ('98) School for International Training
TESL Cert ('94) Seattle University
B.A. ('88) Western Washington University
Kirstein, Kurt
Associate Faculty, Academic Program Director, School of Management
School of Management
Ed.D. ('04) Nova Southeastern University
M.A. ('01) Seattle University
B.S. ('87) The Evergreen State College
Lam, Chantelle
Academic Program Director, Vancouver Counselling Program
School of Arts and Sciences
M.O.C. ('16) City University of Seattle
B.A. Psychology ('05) Simon Fraser University
Linder, Jacqueline
Academic Program Director, Canadian Counselling Programs
School of Arts and Sciences
Ph.D. ('14) Sofia University
B.A. ('01) University of Toronto
Luft, Toupey
Associate Program Director and Associate Professor
Calgary Counselling Program Alberta
School of Arts and Sciences
Ph.D. ('02) University of Calgary
M.Sc. ('97) University of Calgary
B.A. (Hons) ('94) University of Calgary
Lüdert, Jan
Associate Program Director
School of Applied Leadership
Ph.D. ('16) The University of British Columbia
M.A. ('07) The Australian National University
B.A. ('01) University of Hamburg
Luong, Linh
Academic Program Director
School of Management
M.B.A. ('03) University of Texas – Dallas
M.I.S. ('99) University of Texas – Dallas
B.S. ('97) University of Texas – Dallas
M. Murphy, B.
Associate Program Director
School of Arts and Sciences
Ed.D. ('11) Argosy University-Sarasota
M.A. ('00) The Georgia School of Professional Psychology
B.A. ('93) University of Illinois
Macdonald, Heather
Associate Program Director - Canada
School of Arts and Sciences
Ph.D. ('13) Walden University
M.A. ('02) Briercrest Biblical Seminary
B.A. ('95) Ambrose University
Malone, Christine
Academic Program Director
School of Management
Ed.D. ('18) City University of Seattle
M.B.A. ('12) Northcentral University
M.H.A. ('07) University of Washington
B.S. ('05) Henry Cogswell College
Mann, Jacqueline Margo
Associate Program Director, Vancouver B.C. Counselling Programs
School of Arts and Sciences
Ph.D. ('97) University of Saskatchewan
M.A. ('92) University of Saskatchewan
B.A. ('87) University of Calgary
Mhina, Christine Hellen
Associate Program Director, Research Coordinator
School of Arts and Sciences
Ph.D. ('05) University of Alberta
M.S. ('95) University of Alberta
B. Agriculture ('86) Sokoine University of Agriculture
Mphande-Finn, Joyce
Associate Program Director
School of Arts and Sciences
Ed.D. ('04) University of Montana
M.A. ('99) University of Montana
B.Sc. ('95) Berea College, KY
B.A. ('83) University of Malawi
Nash-Haruna, Ann-Mary
Associate Program Director
School of Management
Ph.D. ('18) Walden University
M.P.A. ('07) Strayer University Columbia, SC campus
B.S. ('97) Delta State University Abraka, Nigeria
Peterson, Rachel
Full-time Faculty
Washington Academy of Languages
M.A. ('98) Pacific College
TESL/TEFL Certificate (’13) Oxford Seminars
Pezarro, Mark
Academic Program Director
School of Management
Ph.D. (’79) University of Cambridge
BSc ('74) University of Calgary, Alberta
Poff, Teri
Associate Program Director
School of Applied Leadership
M.A. ('93) Pacific Lutheran University
B.A. ('76) University of California, Santa Barbara
Rankin IV, Pressley
Academic Program Director
School of Applied Leadership
Ph.D. ('13) University of San Diego
M.S. ('06) San Diego State University
B.A. ('03) North Carolina State University
Roughley, Rob
Academic Program Director, Calgary Counselling Program, Alberta
School of Arts and Sciences
Ph.D. ('14) University of Calgary
M.C. ('06) University of Calgary
B.Ed. ('02) Brock University
M.Ed. ('00) Queen’s University
B.Ed. ('97) Queen’s University
B.A. ('96) Queen’s University
Saadat, Payam
Academic Program Director
School of Management
D.B.A. ('16) George Fox University
M.S.P.M. ('10) City University of Seattle
B.S. ('06) Portland State University
Sanders, Colin
Associate Program Director, Vancouver BC
School of Arts and Sciences
Ph.D. ('14) Tilburg University
M.A. ('79) University of Manitoba
B.A. ('76) University of Manitoba
Scott, Charles
Associate Program Director, M.Ed. Leadership Program, BC
Gordon Albright School of Education
Ph.D. ('11) Simon Fraser University
B.H.E. ('83) University of British Columbia
Singleton, Cindy, I.
Academic Program Director
School of Applied Leadership
M.Ed. ('10) University of Phoenix
B.S. ('07) University of Phoenix
Stella, Maria O.
Associate Program Director, M.Ed. School Counselling Program, BC
Gordon Albright School of Education
Ph.D. ('10) California Institute of Integral Studies
M.A. ('06) University of Philosophical Research
B.A. ('04) University of British Columbia
Tsai, Chein-Hsin
Associate Program Director
Washington Academy of Languages
Ph.D. ('09) Harvard
M.A. ('05) Harvard
B.A. ('03) University of Washington
Viehl, Cory
Academic Program Director
School of Arts and Sciences
Ph.D. ('17) Georgia State University
M.S. ('08) University of North Georgia
B.S. ('03) University of North Georgia
Wade, Allan
Academic Program Director, Victoria Counselling Director, BC
School of Arts and Sciences
Ph.D. ('00) University of Victoria
M.A. ('91) University of Victoria
B.A. ('81) Simon Fraser University
Walker, Michael
Associate Program Director
School of Applied Leadership
M.Ed. ('82) University of Alaska
B.A. ('95) Augustana College
B.A. ('72) University of Northern Colorado
Walters, David
Associate Program Director, Edmonton Counselling Program
School of Arts and Sciences
Ph.D. ('90) King’s College
M.A. ('08) University of Chester
M.Litt. ('06) University of St. Andrews
B.A. ('76) University of Alberta
Zipursky, Gerald
CN, Director of Canadian Business Operations
Management Institute
MSW ('70) University of Manitoba
B.S. ('66) University of Manitoba